“…the steady flow of Isonychia seem to be a great time to chase browns with a swung fly. ”
The Fire Tiger Spider
As in steelhead and salmon fishing, many of the flies we swing for trout are attractor patterns resembling nothing found in nature. These are ‘trigger baits’ or ‘lures’ composed of color combinations known to trigger an aggressive grab response from our salmonid prey. The storied Royal C… Become a member of Swing the Fly To […]
New Subscriber Discount Code for “Crafting The Swung Fly”
New Print & Digital subscribers (9/1/2025-now) get a discount code for $30 off “Crafting The Swung Fly.”
S.B.S. & B.T.S. : The Olive Fiery Brown
Step by step, and behind the scenes. The how to tie it, and the why: the Olive Fiery Brown.
The Black General Practitioner a.k.a Lingren’s Indispensable
“I think if I had to limit myself to one fly for the rest of my days, the Black G. P. would be the fly.”
B.T.S & S.B.S: The Thompson River Caddis
I went through a phase of fishing where I spent a large portion of my time only fishing surface patterns. Regardless of temperature or conditions, I had some pattern designed to skate or wake in the film on the end of my tippet. I didn’t care much about catching a fish; I was more about […]
B.T.S & S.B.S. : The Creeper
Steve Szeliga shares a bit of the Behind-The-Scenes and then Step-by-Step how to tie his Creeper pattern variant, inspired by Mike Papais
The Picasse: B.T.S & B.T.S
How to tie Steve’s variant of the Picasse, and why he’s always carrying a few in his wallet for winter dry line fishing.
B.T.S & S.B.S: The Tricolor Dee
Learn when the Tricolor dee is the call, and how to tie it in-hand and on the vise.
B.T.S & S.B.S: Michael Rogan’s Deadly Bobber
Steve Szeliga shares a fine story and how to tie Michael Rogan’s Deadly Bobber.
The Platte River Spider
“Life moves quickly and you never know which fishing trip will be the last with your buddy. Call them and make plans to get out on the river as soon as possible, we could all use more river time shared with a good friend.”
B.T.S & S.B.S : Charlie’s Muddler
The story behind and how to tie Steve’s Charlie’s Muddler.